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Saturday, October 9, 2010

An update from NB Power on the refurbishment at the Point Lepreau generating station.

Project staff are removing all 380 calandria tubes and a spokesperson from NB Power says they do not have details from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. about how this will affect the timeline of the project.

In a release, the utility says the plan to offer more detailed information when it's available next week.The delay in the project costs provincial taxpayers about a million dollars a day.

It's Day 3 for almost 50, 000 homes and businesses under the restrictions of a boil water order.The order was put in place early Thursday morning after a night of heavy rain and wind stirred up sediment increasing turbidity levels or cloudiness in the water.

City officials advise it will at least Sunday night before the boil water order is lifted.It is safe to shower or take a bath and to wash dishes but, the water must be hot and soapy. Before consuming it, the City advises boiling the water for at least a minute.

The 3rd annual Innovation Forum was held in Saint John earlier this week. One of the guest speakers was the Federal Minister of State for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear who tells CHSJ News, Ottawa has plenty of programs for businesses to take advantage of:

He says business has to step up and use those incentives and become the best in the world. Goodyear points out that businesses still producing and selling their product the same way they did five years ago won't be doing it much longer.

The new municipal plan that will be drafted for Saint John will include new development standards for subdivisions in the city. Chief City Planner Ken Forrest complains trying to enforce the standards today is not easy.

Saint Johnners, who want to let Plan SJ what they would like to see in the new municipal plan, will get another kick at the can Thursday afternoon starting at 4:00 in Simonds High.